Togo Lists Two Treasury Bonds on Regional Bourse

Togo raised CFA102.77 billion ($156 million) in two bond issues now set for listing on the BRVM on Oct. 3. The bonds carry coupons of 6.45% (five years) and 6.60% (seven years), both priced at CFA10,000 par value. The move is part of a...

PMI Togo Pushes for Results-Oriented Project Management

(Togo First) - • PMI Togo held its annual conference on Sept. 27, stressing governance, planning, and accountability to address high project failure rates. • PMI leaders urged adoption of modern tools, training, and AI-driven practices to build...

Banca d’Alba: Excellence in Financial Inclusivity and Impact Italy 2025

Banca d’Alba has established itself as Italy’s largest cooperative bank by membership and one of the most prominent cooperative institutions in Europe, distinguished by its commitment to financial inclusivity, community welfare, and growth....

President Mahama commissions Benjamin Quashie, 11 other new ...

President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned 12 newly appointed envoys, including Mr. Benjamin Kofi Quashie, to serve as Ghana’s Ambassadors and High Commissioners across various countries. The colourful but dignified swearing-in ceremony was...

Mauritius Leads, Zimbabwe Trails in Africa’s 2025 Economic Freedom Ranking

Mauritius remains Africa’s most “economically free” country, according to the “Economic Freedom of the World 2025” report released on September 25, 2025, by the Fraser Institute, a Canadian think tank. The report assesses the state of economic...

West Africans deported by US to Ghana dumped in Togo without papers

West Africans deported by the United States to Ghana are now fending for themselves in Togo after being dumped in the country without documents, lawyers and deportees have told AFP. The latest chapter in US President Donald Trump's vast, opaque...

West Africans deported from US to Ghana ‘dumped without documents in Togo’

West Africans deported by the US to Ghana are now fending for themselves in Togo after being dumped in the country without documents, according to lawyers and deportees. The latest chapter in Donald Trump’s deportation programme, their saga became...

Opinion | How Operation Numkhor Unveils A Kaleidoscope Of Intrigues

Last Updated:October 02, 2025, 16:39 IST Op Numkhor could grow into one of the largest financial crime investigations in India, and if a narcotics or arms trafficking angle comes up, it may trigger a multi-agency probe Rapid Read Summarized by AI....

Russian Nuclear Energy Diplomacy; New Fano Offensive in Ethiopia: Africa File, October 2, 2025

To receive the weekly Africa File or triweekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Key Takeaways: Russia. Russia signed an agreement with Ethiopia to construct a nuclear power plant....

Slow start proves costly for Whalers

The Otago Whalers showed up 20 minutes too late. They were overwhelmed by the Canterbury Bulls in the opening stages of their New Zealand Premiership game in Christchurch and suffered a 30-20 defeat. The home side struck early when winger Joel...

Turning deserts green and lives upside down: Inside China’s massive rewilding project

ORDOS (China), Oct 3 — Inner Mongolian herder Dorj looked bitterly at the vast grasslands where his flock once grazed freely, before the practice was banned as part of a massive Chinese state greening project. Restrictions on traditional grazing...

Navigating Africa's venture capital landscape: Trends, challenges & opportunities

Africa’s venture capital (VC) ecosystem has entered a defining moment. Despite global headwinds and reduced liquidity, investors continue to back innovative startups solving critical challenges across the continent. The 2024 Venture Capital in...

Africa Food Prize: IITA celebrates Nigerian scientist’s breakthrough in cassava, yam innovation

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), a member of the CGIAR global research partnership, has honoured one of its scientists, Mercy Diebiru-Ojo, after she was named a 2025 Africa Food Prize laureate for her work on cassava and...

Pilgrims from More Than 100 Countries Arrive in Rome for the Jubilee of the Missionary World and the Jubilee of Migrants

(ZENIT News / Rome, 01.10.2025) – On Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5, the Jubilee of the Missionary World and the Jubilee of Migrants will be celebrated simultaneously in Rome. These events are organized in collaboration with the...

Jubilees of Missions and Migrants to be celebrated Rome

The Jubilee of the Missionary World and the Jubilee of Migrants will bring tens of thousands of pilgrims from over 100 countries to Rome from October 4–5, with events including a Mass with Pope Leo XIV, international prayer gatherings, and the...

Electricity is bedrock of jobs, manufacturing and economic growth in power-deficit Africa

Around 600mn people in Africa—roughly 43% of the continent’s population — still lack access to electricity. While electrification rates have improved over the past decade (from about 40% in 2010 to around 57% in 2024), sub-Saharan Africa remains...

FCWC, partners launch West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme 

By Laudia Sawer Tema, Oct. 02, GNA – The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), in collaboration with its national and international partners, has launched the West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme (WASOP)-Pillar. The...

Nigeria, now an exciting place to invest — GIP CEO, Ogunlesi

Nigeria is becoming an exciting place for investment, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) CEO, Bayo Ogunlesi, said after meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Ogunlesi told the press that he had “an excellent meeting” with the President. He said...

Civil society initiative fights for equal education opportunities in Togo

In Togo, a national initiative built on civic solidarity helps relieve parents’ yearly back-to-school expenses. Education is free and compulsory throughout the country, with a population of over 9.5 million. Following a two-month break (from...

Benjamin Quashie and 11 others sworn in as Ghana’s new envoys

President John Dramani Mahama has officially performed his constitutional mandate by commissioning 11 new Ghanaian envoys to serve as Ambassadors and High Commissioners to various countries across the globe. The swearing-in ceremony, a colourful...